Opinions & Interviews

8 Nov 2018

Important role of CIIE in Shanghai highlighted"We have entered the market and set up sales channels in China. Now the most important task is to gain a foothold in the market, enhance stability and increase sales channels. As Xi Jinping said at the CIIE opening, economic globalization is irreversible"...

Belarus welcomes progress in cooperation with Hungary"We have agreed to further cooperation in such areas as agriculture, water management, food processing, banking, finance, investment, standardization, science and innovation, construction, tourism, and education"...

Belarus in favor of strong and united Europe“We are convinced that the security of the entire continent depends on the unity of countries in the region and the preservation of the military and political role of the United States in European affairs,” Alexander Lukashenko emphasized...

6 Nov 2018

Lukashenko sees no need in foreign military bases in BelarusHe stressed, however, that if NATO continues to “intimidate” by deploying bases in Poland, or in any other way, Belarus will need more sophisticated weapons, first of all, missiles. “As you can see, we have lately developed our own rocket industry”...

5 Nov 2018

Belarusian government eager to step up cooperation with World BankAlexander Turchin informed Satu Kahkonen that last week the Belarusian parliament passed the government’s new action program for 2018-2020. He said he believes the goals set by the Belarusian government fully correlate with recommendations made by international finance organizations, including the World Bank...

Minsk seen as hub of international diplomacy"The Minsk group to find a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has been working for two decades. The group on conflict settlement in the Donbass has been operating for several years. Belarus and Minsk have become a very important place in terms of international diplomacy"...

Lukashenko on 7 November holiday: This is our history"Whoever tried to throw a stone in the past by rewriting the history got this stone in the present. We left this day as the holiday on our national calendar. But, of course, time goes by, and we need to fill this holiday with some other meaning"...

Belarus president happy to wear domestic footwear brand"Even when I meet with other heads of state – they flaunt Italian brands and some other ones, [Nursultan] Nazarbayev asked me once where I had got my shoes. I told him: ‘In Belarus’. He said it can’t be right. I took the shoes off and showed him the Marko label then"...